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Biodiversity Cluster Hire
Food and Resource Economics and the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability
Assistant Professor in Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation

JOE ID Number: 2021-02_111468123
Date Posted: 10/28/2021
Date Inactive: 01/31/2022
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor in Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Vancouver, BC, CANADA
JEL Classifications:
Q2 -- Renewable Resources and Conservation
Q5 -- Environmental Economics
Q0 -- General
C1 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
Keywords:
Conservation
Biodiversity
Human dimensions
Wildlife
Environmental Economics
Natural Resource Economics
Applied Econometrics
Causal Inference
Spatial Data Analysis
Collaborate across disciplines
Interdisciplinary
Multidisciplinary
Full Text of JOE Listing:

We are inviting applicants for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation as a part of a cluster hire of five positions in the area of restoring and conserving global biodiversity.

We seek an interdisciplinary scholar using econometric and other quantitative techniques to investigate human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. Applicants must have a Ph.D. (or be nearing completion) in economics, natural resource management, environmental social science, public policy, or related fields. They should have strong quantitative skills in econometrics and causal data analysis, and one or more of the following areas: integration and analysis of large social or ecological datasets, social and behavioral field experiments, spatial statistics, etc. Successful candidates will show evidence of working in interdisciplinary teams, and those grounded in field studies and in systems approaches will be preferred.

The candidate will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, (including a course in Econometrics at FRE, and a course in data analytics at IRES) and foster active collaborations in research and teaching across the two departments, and the interdisciplinary team at IBios.

Review of applications will begin on November 25, 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/31/2021
Application Instructions:
Applications must be submitted through the University of British Columbia’s Human Resources online careers page (https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs). To apply, please include (see job ad for details):
1) A cover letter (up to 2 pages).
2) Curriculum vitae
3) A statement (up to 2 pages) describing the candidate’s current and proposed research program.
4) A statement (up to 1 page) of teaching interests and accomplishments.
5) A statement (up to 1 page) identifying previous and proposed contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion.
6)up to 3 representative publications, or works in progress
7) An unofficial transcript or statement of relevant postgraduate courses taken
8) 3 letters of reference.
9) Complete an equity survey (https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cCtQ9RCaa1jvbU).